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there are other areas that did break records, smashed in it trenton and wilmington, dover set a new record this morning of 2 degrees. allentown wasn't a record. they missed it by 1 degree but still brutal at one below this morning and atlantic city 1 degree. the morning wind chills, they ranged anywhere from 15 below at the shore to as much as 22 degrees below zero in reading and right now our wind chill is still near 0 degrees across the area. double scan live radar will show there's a warm front down to the south bringing a mix of sleet and snow for nashville even some snow for atlanta. all of this precipitation will expand and lift to the north and east as we get into your saturday afternoon and that's why that winter storm watch will go into effect for philadelphia, all points to allentown and the poconos. we're not watching anything. this definitely is going to come in the form of snow and an advisory in southern areas where there will be a little snow but a quicker change to sleet, freezing rain and rain. jim, it will be a mess around here as we transition from snow to rain. we'll talk about the timing and how much to expect in that full accuweather forecast. >> adam thank you. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic is live on clinton avenue in trenton. nora how have spokes there been coping with the cold. >> reporter: jim i think everyone has figured out the key to being outside today is layering. we're outside the trenton transit center right now and if you look around here today it looks more like alaska than judge. people are dressed in multiple layers and for some it's still not enough. >> can't take it. it's just brutal out. >> reporter: jim hall is one of the contractors working on a water line leak along south olden avenue. as the crew tried to locate the leak water spilled out into the street and turned into ice. it's hard to work outside. >> we're all bundled up and basically being able to handle it but my toes are freezing. i have to get in the truck every now and then to warm them up. >> reporter: and joe keeps hands warmers in his gloves to help his frozen fingers. this trenton police officer had been outside directing traffic around the leak. >> cold. i think i almost got frost bite about an hour ago. >> reporter: with the head gear she's wearing you can only see officer everett's eyes. >> it is freezing. my legs hurt, my hands hurt even though i have on gloves. it is so cold, it's unbearable. >> reporter: waiting for the bus on state street was a challenge. commuters had to prepare. >> well, i bundles up. i don't play. got on a set of longe long john thermals, thermal socks everything. >> reporter: you still feel the cold. >> you still feel it. >> reporter: you look liar you're crying. >> yeah, i'm cold, real cold. it's freezing out here. >> reporter: today's cold temperatures shatter add record in trenton but no one is celebrating that. least of all the people who have to work outdoors. that includes veteran postal employee john goldstein who says this is about the coldest he's felt in 17 years. >> and it helps that the sun is out so you know, if i stand still like i am right now i'm freezing. i'm freezing. as long as i keep moving, you know it's -- i can get through the day. >> reporter: now, even with moving it's tough to be outside for any prolonged period of time. here at the trenton transit center watching folks sitting out at the bus stop can you think of anything more painful tonight. they're all bundled up and of course they'll be glad to get where they're going because jim it's just brutal out here. live in trenton i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> thank you nor ranch in the overbrook park section of philadelphia the alley way behind the homes on the 7500 block of brookhaven looks like a skating rink. about 6-inches of solid ice is causing for big problems for homeowners trying to get into their garages. this happened when a pipe burst inside an unoccupied home sending water down the alley way. the water department says it's the homeowner's responsibility to picks that leaking pipe. problem there. keep track of the temperatures on 6abc.com/weather. we have hour and seven-day forecasts plus live radar to track this weekend's snow. one man is in custody tonight in connection with the stabbing death of a member of rapper nicki minaj's tour group and police say the motive was a woman. early wednesday morning 29-year-old devon picket from new york city was killed and his friend eric parker of there would was critically injured. one person of interest is in custody. two other men are being sought s. >> both of the parties both knew a female that worked at the bar p and the argument centered around her. >> picket was in town for rehearsals for minaj's upcoming tore of europe. homicide detectives are on the case of a man found shot to death in his car. this was the scene on west silver street in north philadelphia. investigators say the gunman fired seven times at point blank range through the driver's side window of a parked mercedes benz. police don't yet have a motive or a suspect. chopper 6 hd was overhead this afternoon as philadelphia police arrested a bank robbery suspect on the ben franklin parkway. investigators say the man held up the susquehanna bask off rittenhouse square at gunpoint just minutes before this. officers say they found cash and a gun on the man at the time of the arrest. it is the first major endorsement of the mayoral campaign in philadelphia. the firefighters union today came out for jim kenny. the president of local 22 said today that kenny has been a steadfast ally of firefighters over the past two decades as a city councilman. the union represents 4,000 current and former members of the fire department. kenny's father was a firefighter. penn state's thon is now officially under way. more than 700 dancers began their marathon at exactly 6 o'clock and they will go without stopping for 46 hours, this the scene just six minutes ago. this is all happening at the bryce jordan center in state college. and that's where "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live tonight. chad as you know firsthand because you've been there before, this is the start of an extraordinary weekend at penn state. >> reporter: yes jim this really is a special event and it has been an honor to cover over the past several years. this place is rocking. just moments ago, 700 dancers got up on their feet and they will begin a 46 hour dance marathon. it won't end until sunday at 4:00 p.m. this place is packed, capacity here at the bryce jordan center, roughly 15,000. most of these people are here to support the dancers but the real inspiration is the kids. as you know, jim the slogan is ftk, for the kids and just moments ago i spoke with some local dancers. >> i think us dancing means all of my efforts over the last four years are culminating and my senior year i have been able to give back through fundraisers and things like that in the past. this is the ultimate way i can give back to these families and wonderful kids we've been doing all this work for. >> i'm really excited. i've been training for a few weeks for this. i'm ready to go. >> reporter: how do you train for something like this. >> doing walks keeping your legs nice and strong, getting cardio in, keeping the muscles loose. >> reporter: what a great event and for these students this is the legacy they will leave behind here at penn state. now, thon began in 1977 over $100 million have been raised. last year a record $13.3 million and this year these students will try to break that record. coming up at 11:00 we'll hear from a family who is benefiting from the money raised here at thon. for now live at state college chad pradelli channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you chad. coming up on "action news" tonight alicia vitarelli live on the red carpet in hollywood and she gets a story out of jimmy kimmel about the time he secretly snuck into the oscars before he was famous. also from warmer climates, jeff skversky in clearwater, florida, on the future of phillies closer jonathan pop bon. adam. >> jim record lows were shattered for philadelphia cincinnati raleigh atlanta jacksonville. more records will fall tomorrow morning locally and oh, yeah, we have that big mess over the weekend. we'll talk about that in that accuweather forecast. >> that and much more when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ hey, honey? huh? oh, you caught me daydreaming. dreaming about a salt water bedroom aquarium? i am, actually. with exotic fish? yeah! and a giant star fish? how can you tell? you've been staring at the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. right. $300,000 buried treasure. with 10 top prizes of $300,000. 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preparations for the big show on sunday, a lineup including oscar nominees from benedict cumberbatch to eddie redmayne. he has other stairs meal la kuehne this jennifer aniston involved and some of kimmel's all time favorites. do you get star struck i always wonder that. >> every once in awhile, yeah. john travolta is our guest and i met him once very briefly -- actually i met him twice very briefly. i got to tell the story on the show. >> reporter: i like this we're crafting the show together. >> i snuck into the oscars many years ago when i was a radio dj here in l.a. and we sneaked into the after party and i had a microphone like in my wrist and we interviewed john travolta he was very nice to us and he said are you guys hungry and we said yeah, we are and he went to the buffet and got us food. >> reporter: i love it. you think, kimmel also says he grew up idolizing john travolta as danny. his after the oscars special is on after the oscars and after "action news" on sunday night so be sure to tune into that and coming up on "action news" at 11:00 find out what jimmy kimmel said it was like to be on the other side of his desk. i'll tell you pretty cool moment for me and you know we love being on the red carpet of all red carpets. live in hollywood alicia vitarelli channel6 "action news. >> alicia thank you. get ready for oscar sunday with watch abc. download the watch abc app or go to watch abc.com to see behind the scenes video and on stage and backstage and if you have a verified tv provider you can even watch the oscars ceremony live if you're not near a television. more information about watch abc is on 6abc.com. this was graduation day for a dozen new emergency dispatchers in philadelphia. the ceremony took place at the fire administration building in spring garden. graduates will soon take their places on the front lines in the battle to get people the help they need. last year philadelphia's dispatchers processed more than 293,000 emergency calls. federal and state representatives donors and staff members flocked to the tri-state bird rescue in newark delaware, this afternoon to celebrate a soaring achieve. they opened the wildlife response annex a one of a counter facility to treat animals after large scale oil spills or other natural disasters. >> a lost sixers fans still asking the question what exactly happened yesterday. >> we asked that question today, too and the answers we got interesting. together we build. that was the sixers slogan last season. many fans are still wondering what exactly it is that they are building following yesterday's trade of michael carter-williams and kj mcdanielss. the sixers front office has this response. >> they understand that the way we see the world is to -- is to have a broad set of options because good decisions will come from a broad set of options and to be willing to make the tough calls and we say if we have something but we have something that we think will move our program forward, even more so, then we'll do it. >> i'm going to miss those guys. you know, i appreciated the work that they put in. they -- they gave a plus efforts. they were great teammates. >> it's day two of spring training and for the second straight day of a pitcher is being asked if he really wants to be here following an off season of trade rumors. our jeff skversky is live in clearwater with the story. jeff. >> reporter: deucis this time last year phillies closer jonathan papelbon sat right here and said i didn't come here for this. i came to win a world championship. that appears to be mission impossible. it is papelbon's mission to prove everyone wrong even phillies management who says they are in rebuild mode. >> you know, i'm still not so sold on this entire rebuilding. >> reporter: jonathan papelbon is not throwing in the towel on the phillies 2015 season just yet. even though they haven't made the playoffs since he signed here as the richest closer in baseball history in 2012, pap still puts his money on this team. he expects the fightin' phils to show some fight. >> i still think we can compete and is that -- is that crazy for me to think that? you tell me. i don't know. we haven't been healthy. certain things have gotten in the way. i think every year is new. >> reporter: but if the new year plays out like everyone expects it to, pap will end up another uniform. general manager ruben amaro is shopping papelbon and he says he would not hold up a deal by making another team pick up his $13 million vesting option for next season. >> the chances of me being here the entire season i don't know. maybe you could use that magic eight ball that cliff has and figure that one out. >> reporter: the always entertaining and passionate papelbon says he will go the any team that wants him, milwaukee, toronto anyone and if he says here with the phillies papelbon says will he not complain. with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky channel6 "action news." >> jeff thank you. moving on to the ice the flyers will entertain peter laviolette and predators tomorrow afternoon at the wells fargo center. this will be his first trip back since he was fired by the flyers at the start of last season. his replacement coach berube splitting up claude giroux and jake voracek. they will no longer be on the same line. >> i think we had a lot of chemistry in the past and obviously this year a little bit too but the last few games i think i was trying to switch it up a little bit see what we can do better. >> i understand that they have to produce a hockey team. the result that they're looking for and i'm looking for is wins. >> earlier today jake voracek met his newest teammate 11-year-old tony campise sign ted a weekend contract from mechanisburg pennsylvania, he has a brain tumor. flyers and the make a wish foundation combined forces to brighten his day. tomorrow he'll ride to the arena with jake voracek. good stuff. >> thanks. >> we here at "action news" are proud to report that 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(vo) visit your local retailer and feel the tempur-pedic difference for yourself. >> this will not be a pretty weekend. >> no and it's going to start with more record lows tomorrow morning then a mess of snow, sleet freezing rain and rain. double scan live radar never quiet around here in february. we're clear for now but that will change starting late tomorrow morning into the afternoon. first, at the highlight we talk about more record cold for saturday morning and then that wintry weekend especially the first half of the weekend. records tomorrow morning should either be tied or broken again. for allentown trenton for dover and for atlantic city at the airport of 3 degrees even wilmington that 6 degrees would be a record. philadelphia's record tomorrow morning is six. we'll get close to it at seven and tomorrow morning in reading not a record but we'll still start at 0 degrees. then with that cold air in place, snow will break out in the afternoon and evening across the area and once it starts, it will turn heavy pretty quickly and that means that it will stick right on the roads and that snow is going to be that very wet heavy snow, not that fluffy snow we had the last go around and eventually we'll change to some ice and rain as we get into saturday evening and saturday night. right now 14 trenton, 13 allentown, 14 in wilmington, six in the poconos teens at the shore but you factor in the wind and it still feels like one in allentown as well as lancaster and as you could see four a pretty popular number in the remaining locations. a lot of dry air. the one thing about this arctic polar air it can't hold a lot of moisture so you see the lack of cloud cover but warm air as it's trying to flood in from the south to the north, this warm front here, you get that warm air to ride over that existing cold air and it breaks out that precipitation you see strikeing from not only the tennessee valley but even snow through atlanta georgia. that snow will head to the north noontime tomorrow way to our west just about entering the viewing area, quickly overspreads i-95 into southern new jersey noon, one, 2, 3 o'clock turning heavy at times and by 6 o'clock it's still snow wilmington, philadelphia, trenton mixing down to the south. then that mix line punctures i-95. by 9:30 tomorrow night rain in southern new jersey, snow in the lehigh valley through midnight and again still raining right up until about early sunday morning but by sunday noontime thereafter that sunshine will break out. 1 to 2-inchs in southern areas from millville atlantic city to dover. the greater philadelphia area along i-95 up to doylestown and norristown two to 4-inches and in the lehigh valley, four to 6-inches before even there it mixes with a little bit of sleet and freezing rain. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast afternoon and evening snow developing at there. it's a mess tomorrow evening as we try to transition to rain. a morning leftover shower sunday but a beautiful second half of the weekend. sunny, 46 sunday afternoon. more bitter cold monday and tuesday, highs in the 20's. a little recovery come wednesday and then more cold thursday into friday and i'll have a complete update at 11:00 with any new model information to make sure that map stays the same. >> it's a struggle. >> that it is. >> thank you adam. abc's world news tonight with david muir is next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff shirleen allicott and ducis rodgers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 on channel 6. for ducis rodgers adam joseph cecily tynan the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" is sponsored in part by einstein healthcare network. visit einstein on this friday night, two breaking stories. the major weekend storm. 100 million americans, 25 states. moving from denver to atlanta to the northeast. and the american sniper trial. witnesses saying the accused killer knew exactly what he was doing. >> and the kidnapped victim how they got to her. and the warning to hospitals across the country. and robin roberts with neil patrick harris tonight. the big reveal about magic. and hugh jackman is here with advice for the host.
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